SC slams Army for 'indirect discrimination' of women officers

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday said "the structures of our society has been created by males for males", and "equality will be farce" if change does not occur and women get equal opportunity.

The apex court was directing the…

2 CRPF troopers killed, 2 injured in terrorist attack in Srinagar

Srinagar (IANS) Two CRPF personnel were killed and two others injured after car-borne terrorists opened fire on a vehicle of the paramilitary force at Lawaypora on Srinagar's outskirts on Thursday, officials said.

According to sources,…

Mehbooba Mufti once spoke to Hizbul terrorist Naveed Babu: NIA

New Delhi/Jammu (IANS) Former J&K Chief Minister and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leader Mehbooba Mufti knew arrested Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist Naveed Babu and had also spoken to him once, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) claimed in a chargesheet…

CJI Bobde recommends Justice NV Ramana as his successor

New Delhi (IANS) Chief Justice S.A. Bobde has recommended to the Centre to appoint Justice N.V. Ramana as the next Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.

Chief Justice Bobde will retire on April 23.

Justice Ramana was appointed to the Supreme…

Myanmar turmoil not hurdle for India to complete Kaladan project

Zorinpui (Mizoram) (IANS) India has expedited work on its ambitious road infrastructure project -- Kaladan Multi-Modal Transit Transport Project -- that opens a gateway to Southeast Asian countries in an attempt to counter growing influence of China…

Tejashwi tears into Nitish, threatens Assembly boycott for 5 years

Patna (IANS) Leader of opposition in Bihar Assembly Tejashwi Yadav on Wednesday said he will boycott the assembly for the next five years if Chief Minister Nitish Kumar did not apologise publicly for the barbaric acts committed by the Patna police…

India-B'desh borders to be sealed to check infiltration: Modi

Guwahati (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday that India-Bangladesh borders would be sealed to check infiltration, as he accused the Congress of aligning with the forces which are patronising the infiltrators.

Addressing an…

Nuns heckled in UP train, Shah vows action

Jhansi (Uttar Pradesh)/Kottayam (Kerala) (IANS) Members of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), who allegedly heckled and forced two nuns and two novices to get off a train in Jhansi district, are now in the midst of a major controversy.

Police reforms only recalled when something erupts: SC in Param Bir Singh case

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday said it is unfortunate that its verdict on police reforms has not been implemented so far, and when some major political situation explodes, then only is it recalled.

The observation was made…

SC restrains banks from charging interest-on-interest on borrower during moratorium

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday said any amount collected during moratorium period by banks as interest on interest or compound interest, should either be refunded or adjusted against the next EMIs payable by the borrowers.

A…